CVE-2024-23819
CVSS 3.1 Score 4.8 of 10 (medium)
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Summary
CVE-2024-23819 is a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting GeoServer, an open-source Java-based geospatial software server. This issue, present in versions prior to 2.23.4 and 2.24.1, allows authenticated administrators with workspace-level privileges to insert a malicious JavaScript payload into the GeoServer catalog. When a user views an affected map using the MapML HTML Page, the payload is executed in their browser. The MapML extension must be installed for this vulnerability to be exploited, and access to the MapML HTML Page is available to all users, increasing the potential attack surface. Versions 2.23.4 and 2.24.1 include patches to address this issue.
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